Question US alliance: effect

I am now going to read you some different arguments about the alliance relationship with the United States. Please indicate whether you agree or disagree.

This question was last asked in 2024.

  1. 0%
  2. 25%
  3. 50%
  4. 75%
  5. 100%
Australia’s alliance with the United States makes it more likely Australia will be drawn into a war in Asia that would not be in Australia’s interests
2011
2015
2019
2022
2023
2024
73
25
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58
37
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69
30
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77
21
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74
24
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75
23
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The alliance relationship with the United States makes Australia safer from attack or pressure from China
2011
2015
2019
2022
2023
2024
57
39
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4
53
39
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7
56
42
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64
35
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61
37
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63
35
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Observation

Australians’ views of the United States and the alliance defy simple characterisation. Although more than six in ten (63%) say that the alliance makes Australia safer from attack or pressure from China, when they look to the future, three-quarters (75%) also believe the alliance makes it more likely Australia will be drawn into a war in Asia.

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